The Art of Vergil: Image and Symbol in the AeneidIn a discussion in which a comparison of Vergil and Homer becomes the pivot of criticism, the author analyzes basic themes, outlines the Vergilian structure, and indicates the way in which the characters and the events concerning them are related to the whole poem. The author shows how Vergil enlarged upon Homeric similes until they became transparent signs for inner events. He also examines the architecturally structured sequence of mood and argues that, since Vergil, mood has become to poetry what light is to painting. |
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... Aeneas and your uncle was Hector . Let that be your inspiration . XII.438 : Tu facito mox cum matura adoleverit aetas Sis memor et te animo repetentem exempla tuorum Et pater Aeneas et avunculus excitet Hector . Troy has gone , but Aeneas ...
... Aeneas and your uncle was Hector . Let that be your inspiration . XII.438 : Tu facito mox cum matura adoleverit aetas Sis memor et te animo repetentem exempla tuorum Et pater Aeneas et avunculus excitet Hector . Troy has gone , but Aeneas ...
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... Aeneas halted , and with a heavy sigh spoke again : ' We are called hence to other tears by this same grim destiny of war . Pallas , great hero , I bid you forever hail , and forever fare- well . ' Saying no more he moved off towards ...
... Aeneas halted , and with a heavy sigh spoke again : ' We are called hence to other tears by this same grim destiny of war . Pallas , great hero , I bid you forever hail , and forever fare- well . ' Saying no more he moved off towards ...
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... Aeneas : ivory , silver , and marble surrounded by gold I.592 , wolves ( Aeneas and his companions ) II.355 , Apollo IV.143 , oak IV.441 , the giant Aegaeon X.565 , torrent or whirlwind X.603 , wanderer in a hailstorm X.803 , whirlpool ...
... Aeneas : ivory , silver , and marble surrounded by gold I.592 , wolves ( Aeneas and his companions ) II.355 , Apollo IV.143 , oak IV.441 , the giant Aegaeon X.565 , torrent or whirlwind X.603 , wanderer in a hailstorm X.803 , whirlpool ...
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Achilles Aeneas Aeneid Aeolus Allecto animi Antike Apollonius Apollonius Rhodius appears aristeia artistic Ascanius atque attitude basic battle beauty beginning Camilla Carthage Cato character climax connected contrast dark death decision demonic destiny Diana Dido Dido and Aeneas Dido's divine Ennius epic Eurotae expression fata fate feeling fight followed fortuna Georgics gesture glory goddess gods Goethe grandeur Greek grief guilt heart Hector Heinze hero hero's heroic hinc Homer human Iliad inner interpretation Iopas Italian Juno Juno's Jupiter Jupiter's Juturna Latinus light meaning Mezentius mood motif movement nature Odyssey Pallas passion Phegeus poet poet's poetic poetry quam queen Roman Rome Rutulians Sainte-Beuve scene sense sequence Servius simile sixth book sorrow soul speech Stoic sublime suffering symbol temple tion tragedy tragic Trojan Troy true Turnus Venus Vergil Vergil's art Vergilian verses waves whole poem words